58 comments:

So many lovely gifts shared. Many thanks Stephanie. Looking forward to the next swap and after that--it will become my yearly favorite thing to do! It will make it all that more special!! with love and gratitude,Linda

I am always in awe at the creativity and thoughtfulness that all the lovely ladies share during this most wonderful of exchanges, my angel friend! Wasn't that the sweetest note from Hana Belle? We all are truly blessed by your graciousness, kindness, and thoughtfulness in organizing this sweet teacup/mug ministry of yours. God works through you in developing new friendships. Yes, I agree that once a year would be the best idea for the exchange. Thank you for all that you do, Stephanie. I truly appreciate and love you with all of my heart!

Fabulous, fabulous, fabulous! Thank you so much, Stephanie, for hosting and thank you to all the lovely ladies who participated. What beautiful gifts from the heart. Looking forward to the fall challenge - wholeheartedly agree that an annual challenge will be the way to go - such a wonderful time to anticipate!

So many lovely treasures exchanged here! You are amazing Stephanie! Thank you so very much for all your hard work putting this together. This is the first year I have participated and I really enjoyed it!

What a precious note from Hana Belle. This is not only fun dear Stephanie but a true blessing. Such a wonderful way to make new friends. The Lord never ceases to amaze me at how He uses you to pair up ladies for this wonderful exchange. Thank you so very much for your willingness to add an extra dose of love to all that you do. Hugs and blessings, Cindy

WOW! I was applauding with big smiles on my face as I scrolled down viewing such amazing gift packages. You could see joy and love in every picture. Some of those tea cups were so unique I just loved zooming in on them. I'm almost speechless, Stephanie.Your ministry with this exchange has brought many women together and you can see their enjoyment of sharing just by looking at the gift they sent.With every exchange I stand AMAZED!!God bless you for who you are.Today and the days that follow will be glorious days of sipping tea and visiting blogs enjoying the thrill of each lady's experience.Thank you once again for this fabulous time together with other ladies around the globe.

WOW! I was applauding with big smiles on my face as I scrolled down viewing such amazing gift packages. You could see joy and love in every picture. Some of those tea cups were so unique I just loved zooming in on them. I'm almost speechless, Stephanie.Your ministry with this exchange has brought many women together and you can see their enjoyment of sharing just by looking at the gift they sent.With every exchange I stand AMAZED!!God bless you for who you are.Today and the days that follow will be glorious days of sipping tea and visiting blogs enjoying the thrill of each lady's experience.Thank you once again for this fabulous time together with other ladies around the globe.

To have 4 people not follow through is really too bad, but to have 40 responses to help out - that is wonderful!Overall, we have a beautiful group of ladies here, and just look at all the love that was sent out!My package still has not arrived at its destination in Bangkok, but I did receive a lovely letter from my recipient just last night. I'm not sure how she guessed it was me, but she put my heart at ease, reassuring me that she is not worried about the parcel and that it will get there in its own good time. I cannot tell you how grateful I am that she contacted me and spilled out nothing but gratitude for having been included.Another great exchange Stephanie, and I don't blame you one bit for wanting to cut back to once a year when there are now so many participants. Being less frequent will just make it extra special.Hugs to you and every wonderful lady in this wonderful event!Andrea

Hi Sweet Stephanie, I am under the weather today with sinus and allergies and dizziness. As soon as I can get up and about I will post my treasures at my blog. It was a beautiful experience and I am so happy with all the lovely tea items I received. Thank you for hosting and have a blessed and beautiful day! Hugs and Blessings, Anne

You are such an amazing lady dear Stephanie, and we appreciate all the efforts you have gone to make this tea exchange such a fun and precious event for all of us! I cannot imagine the hours of work it must take you to put it together, and know that scaling it back to once a year will be better for you, and it will make it the event of the year to be a part of! Many hugs and thanks to you for your efforts! Congratulations to Deborah and Mary Anne! I have enjoyed looking at all the lovely goodies shared with ladies across the world, so amazing! Hugs and love to you dear friend, thank you many times over for all you have done!

Oh, Stephanie, I have wondered how on earth you have the time for 2 exchanges per year. My goodness, I certainly understand. This was sooooo much fun and I've met such delightful ladies through this exchange. Blessings abundant to you Stephanie, you are a rare jewel indeed!!!!

Cherished Stephanie,with this exchange you've truly blessed these last months of mine, you brought such a joy into my life you cannot even imagine and I myself, participating for the first time, couldn't suppose !

Today here are on display so many goodies, but what is to see behind their beauty and the good taste of the ladies who sent and received them, is the value of Friendship, which is the real protagonist !

Stephanie, having hosted a few exchanges and managed home decor tours I fully know and appreciate the immense amount of work that goes into making such a lovely event a grand success. You are a delightful gem and I thank you from the bottom of my heart. I also want to commend you for ensuring that everyone does receive a package. I had shied away from doing any exchanges for the past few years as I had had several sad experiences in the past. No one ever likes being left out and you are so thoughtful to make sure that doesn't happen. This was such a delight! Thank you so very much.

Wow what a wonderful exchange Stephanie....so many beautiful and precious tea cups and mugs sent and received. It is a real joy to be part of such a lovely exchange. Thank you so much for all your hard work...so looking forward to the next one. Much Love...Debbie x

I was beyond excited to take part for the very first time in this global tea party and had such fun choosing things to send to my swap partner Marina. How true it is that it's better to give than receive sometimes! But then my parcel from Sandra arrived all the way from France and it was excitement all over again. And, just to add a further rainbow to my world, this morning I received an email from the sweet Stephanie to say I had won one of Stephanie's Teavana gift cards!! Talk about feeling blessed!

Hi Stephanie, wow just look at the beautiful gifts sent and received. Everyone was certainly blessed by this special 10th exchange. Participating once again for me was a joy and making 2 new friends is a gift in itself. Thank you for hosting and all you do to make this possible. Enjoy the day visiting the reveal posts and just know, your efforts bringing this to us all, means so much to so many!!Hugs xoxo

Thank you so much for this wonderful exchange! It is clearly an event that everyone looks forward to and loves. You work so hard and I hope you know how appreciated all of your effort is. Thank you again letting me be a part of this!

Thank you so much Stephanie for hosting this and putting so much love into making this event the wonderful joy that it is to participate in. - I can fully understand only hosting once a year.It's been a pleasure to have participated in this event and so much fun getting to know the people you send to and receive from.

So many beautiful tea cups and generous gift packages! I wish I didn't live so very far away that participating would be impossible. I shall just have to sigh pleasantly over the lovely photos instead :-)

From the simple to the extravagant, you can tell each package was put together with love and joy. What a truly fun and happy event! Many blessings to all! Thank you again and again, Stephanie for hosting and bringing so many ladies together. Blessings, Cindy xoxo

You have done such an incredible job with these exchanges for the past few years Stephanie, and it's amazing to see how it has grown!! As thrilling as that must be for you, I can appreciate the amount of time you spend working on these emails, posts and organizing partners and posting all these photos AND to also send out parcels yourself. I was actually wondering if you would restrict the exchange to once a year sometime soon. Although it's been fun participating twice in the year, once a year will still be hugely anticipated by everyone who has been touched by your generosity and kindness. Have a wonderful day, and don't forget to sit back and enjoy your own cup of tea in a pretty teacup yourself.Take care,Wendy xox

Dear Stephanie,What a lovely exchange (as always). I have only made it through your posted photos, and still need to go to the links. I LOVED seeing all of the Jesus-themed items throughout so many of the swap goodies. It was also fun to see many of the books I own :)Today I am drinking Flavors of France from a local tea room as I browse these delights while the Littles nap. Hugs to you and all of the participants! ~Heather

Oh, so many beautiful things!!! My, it has been such a joy to see them all today!! God is so good, and He uses YOU, sweet friend, in such a precious way to bring us all together. Oh, I can surely understand that you need to scale back to once a year! I can only imagine how much time and effort and energy it takes to do this. As Linda said above, it will just make it all the more special to us. Sending you much love and a BIG hug for all you do, dear Stephanie! I love and appreciate you dearly!

I am so inspired!! I am thinking how fun it would be to put together a goody box like these. I am going to plan on sending a tea time box to my mother-in-law as a Mother's Day present. I think she would really love something like this! Thank you for the inspiration!

What an absolutely lovely event as is evident in the pictures of all the special gifts. It looks like everyone that participated was very blessed. What a huge effort on your part and I understand how you need to do it only once a year now. It will make it more exciting to look forward to!

We can't thank you enough for all that you do to ensure that the exchange is a happy experience for the participants. Given the tremendous work involved in hosting these exchanges, it's totally understandable that the swaps will become an annual tradition. Thank you also for the shout-out! It's been a privilege to participate in your swaps and I look forward to future exchanges.

Hey Stephanie,My birthday is today and Thank you for the birthday wishes. THANK YOU SO MUCH for all the work you do and have done for these awesome swaps.No problem to having only one swap a year! Bless you for doing this.Congrat's to the tea winners!XO,deb

What an absolutely LOVELY time I have had, just scrolling through all these gorgeous photos! To see everyone's generosity with ladies they don't even know is such a delight. I know it fills my heart with joy to shop and mail a package to someone and I look forward to the next Teacup Exchange!

Thank you Stephanie for all the hard work you do in organizing this year after year. I can't imagine all you must do in order to keep it all straight; my goodness what a task! Please know you are a blessing to so many people and we are very grateful for all you do!

I love them all!!! So many lovely ladies jumped in and played along. I am excited and I had no part in it. I wished I had found your sooner so I could be a part of it. Maybe next yr. I love that they all added so many great things and not just a cup. Thank you for sharing this, makes me smile.

Hi Stephanie, wow what a fun exchange you host for us all. Thanks for the time and effort that goes into organizing this for everyone. I love all of the goodies and I know everyone has so much fun with it. Thanks you are a special person! :0)Take care and hope the kittens are well.Hugs, Julie

Wow, this is incredible, Stephanie! All the cups, mugs, and gifts look beautiful. It's wonderful many ladies step in when some can't send packages. Success of the exchange is truly supported by kind hearts of participants. And you are such an amazing host! I understand you need to cut back. It must be a lot of work to organize everything and I want you to feel it's "fun" and not "burden." Hugs! xo

Wow! That was a force to be reckoned with. Do you mean that you will do your exchange this fall as promised and the next one will be the following September 2018? Sounds as if that is more reasonable. These are so popular. I see the shares all over and it really is a blessing. You are doing a wonderful job of knitting tea lovers in Blogdom together.

Well, the visiting is done and I'm back with a final comment to say thank you Stephanie. Such a lovely group of ladies, all a blessing to visit and get to know.I think having only an autumn exchange will be just fine, it will still be a lot of work for you but at least only once a year now. My favourite reveal post was Lea from Cici's Corner who our dear friend Kitty sent a parcel to. It was like a Vanna White showing of all her things and with a big smile of happiness. Not too often do we see the person when featuring the reveal and I thought this was a nice touch. Hugs,

Good Evening! What a party!!I have finished my visiting and what a joy it was.Being out of commission for two days I felt as if I was late to the party, but late or not, it was worth taking the time to visit each lady and read their stories.I stand is awe, as always, over the way these ladies take the time to do their home work and gift their recipients with treasures to their liking.I stand on awe of YOU,I stand in awe of the love shared and I stand in awe of the gorgeous china that has been gifted around the globe. Amazing!!I took a second trip through the photos of those with out blogs and zoomed in on the photos looking at all the beauty, and there was certainly beauty to behold.Now that I see who is who I would like to say congratulations to Deborah and Mary Anne for their beautiful win.Stephanie, you and God have an amazing ministry going through this exchange and I'm thankful I can be apart of it.Thank you, once again!

Oh my, so much love and kindness and generosity being sent here, there, and everywhere! In a world often filled with unsettling news, how lovely to have this quiet exchange of tea and friendship! I was sorry to miss out on this exchange, but I am vicariously enjoying all the goodies sent between friends, new and old. And I am so glad to hear you will be just doing the one a year -- a little easier for you. Although "easy" is probably not the word!! Much love to you for all your hard work and for bringing such joy to so many! xo Deborah

Stephanie, I had to come over and see all the loveliness. There's quite a selection of charming tea cups this year. And the gifts are really so thoughtful. I'm going to have to participate some year, dear one. You are so kind to put this all together, and I can imagine how exciting it is to receive one of these lovely ladies gifts in the mail.

So much teacup love sent all over the world. How wonderful it was to scroll down your post and gaze upon all the pretties each lady received. You are a treasure, sweet Stephanie, whom blesses so many lives. You make the world such a lovelier place, lovely Stephanie.

Can of Berries

Book Flower Bouquet

Letter Station

Fabric Posies

Shabby Mobile

Bee Happy Mug

German Chocolate Brownies

Peach & Strawberry Cobbler

Blackberry Cobbler

Apple Pie Cookies

Peach Cookies

Lemon Cake Cookies

Apple Cake

Ice Box Cakes

Rhubarb Cake

Banana Cake

Pumpkin Crumble Cake

Pumpkin Cake

Raspberry Danishes

Rhubarb Turnovers

Fried Hand Pies

Raspberry Cookies

Cinnamon Rolls

Craft Room Tour

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